Coughs, sneezes and achy pains spreading the virus — it’s time to fight the flu. Flu season ramps up in the Triangle beginning in October, typically increasing to widespread status in December with a continued contagious climb throughout the winter and early spring. During 2021-2022, the CDC estimates that there were up to 54 million […]
Flu season has really ramped up here in the Triangle. In fact, WakeMed alone has seen more than 1,600 cases this season, and the number of cases has increased each week so far in January. As compared to last year at this time, our number of flue cases so far this year has been nearly four […]
The flu & other viral illnesses are currently widespread in the community; and when sick people visit our patients, they put both our staff and our patients at risk for infection. Due to the high number of flu cases in our area, we have implemented widespread visitor restrictions throughout the entire WakeMed hospital system beginning Friday, […]
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